title: [Apathy syndrome as a sequela of postoperative irradiation of brain tumors in children].
abstract: The somnolence syndrome is a postirradiation syndrome in children. It is to be found after cranial irradiation of chemotherapeutically treated children with ALL (acute lymphocytic leukaemia). Rarely, however, it is a radiation sequela of operated cerebral tumors. We report on such a case of somnolence syndrome, review the literature and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic problems.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Kiel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Boller
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rautenberg
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000528:radiation effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Das Apathie-Syndrom als Folge einer postoperative Bestrahlung bei kindlichen Hirntumoren.